LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Richard Briers, best known for the 1970s TV sit-com "The Good Life" but also for his Shakespearean roles, has died at the age of 79, prompting a flood of tributes for ...

British actor Richard Briers, best known for his role in the 1970s BBC sitcom "The Good Life," has died. He was 79. Briers, who had battled emphysema for five years, died peacefully at his London home ...

Much-loved stage and screen actor Richard Briers has died aged 79, his agent has confirmed. Briers is reported to have died yesterday (17 February) following a long battle with the lung condition ...

Very few actors can match Richard Briers pound for pound when it comes to TV CVs. The 74-year-old found fame on The Good Life in the 1970s, but there is much more to the mild-mannered Surrey-born star ...

Acclaimed actor Richard Briers will be making a guest appearance at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal on Monday 13 July to launch a £3.5 million restoration project. The actor, famed for his role as Tom Good ...

Godfrey at his peak was an Oscar-winning film maker who took his statuette for his short film Great, which was a biography on the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. However, he was by far and away best ...

Renowned actor and sitcom star Richard Briers is set to make a guest appearance in an upcoming episode of Torchwood. Also known for his Shakespearean work with director Kenneth Branagh, Briers made an ...

LONDON (AP) — British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular comic presence on TV and movie screens for decades, has died at the age of 79. Briers' agent, Christopher Farrar, said the actor died at his ...